
Countdown (1982)
Countdown is a British game show involving word and number puzzles. It is produced by ITV Studios and broadcast on Channel 4. It is presented by Nick Hewer, assisted by Rachel Riley, with regular lexicographer Susie Dent. It was the first programme to be aired on Channel 4, and 67 series have been broadcast since its debut on 2 November 1982. With over 5,000 episodes, Countdown is one of the longest-running game shows in the world, along with the original French version, Des chiffres et des lettres, which has been running on French television continuously since 1965. Countdown was initially recorded at The Leeds Studios for 27 years, before moving to Granada Studios in 2009, and then over to MediaCityUK in Salford Quays in 2013. The programme was presented by Richard Whiteley for over 20 years, until his death in June 2005. It was then presented by Des Lynam until the end of 2006, Des O'Connor until the end of 2008, and Jeff Stelling until the end of 2011. The current presenter is Nick Hewer. Carol Vorderman, the show's co-host, who had been on the programme since it began, left the show in December 2008, at the same time as O'Connor. She was replaced by Rachel Riley. A celebrity guest features in every programme, and provides a brief interlude before the first advertisement break. The two contestants in each episode compete in three disciplines: eleven letters rounds, in which the contestants attempt to make the longest word possible from nine randomly chosen letters; three numbers rounds, in which the contestants must use arithmetic to reach a random target number from six other numbers; and the conundrum, a buzzer round in which the contestants compete to solve a nine-letter anagram. During the series heats, the winning contestant returns the next day until he or she loses or has accumulated eight wins. The best contestants are invited back for the series finals, which are decided in knockout format. Contestants of exceptional skill have received national media coverage, and the programme as a whole is widely recognised and parodied within British culture.
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Episode 1 - Episode 3512
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Episode 2 - Episode 3513
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Episode 3 - Episode 3514
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Episode 4 - Episode 3515
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Episode 5 - Episode 3516
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Episode 6 - Episode 3517
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Episode 7 - Episode 3518
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Episode 8 - Episode 3519
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Episode 9 - Episode 3520
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Episode 10 - Episode 3521
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Episode 11 - Episode 3522
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Episode 12 - Episode 3523
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Episode 13 - Episode 3524
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Episode 14 - Episode 3525
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Episode 15 - Episode 3526
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Episode 16 - Episode 3527
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Episode 17 - Episode 3528
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Episode 18 - Episode 3529
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Episode 19 - Episode 3530
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Episode 20 - Episode 3531
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Episode 21 - Episode 3532
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Episode 22 - Episode 3533
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Episode 23 - Episode 3534
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Episode 25 - Episode 3536
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Episode 26 - Episode 3537
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Episode 27 - Episode 3538
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Episode 28 - Episode 3539
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Episode 29 - Episode 3540
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Episode 30 - Episode 3541
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Episode 31 - Episode 3542
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Episode 32 - Episode 3543
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Episode 33 - Episode 3544
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Episode 34 - Episode 3545
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Episode 35 - Episode 3546
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Episode 36 - Episode 3547
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Episode 37 - Episode 3548
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Episode 38 - Episode 3549
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Episode 39 - Episode 3550
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Episode 40 - Episode 3551
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Episode 41 - Episode 3552
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Episode 42 - Episode 3553
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Episode 43 - Episode 3554
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Episode 44 - Episode 3555
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Episode 45 - Episode 3556
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Episode 46 - Episode 3557
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Episode 47 - Episode 3558
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Episode 48 - Episode 3559
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Episode 49 - Episode 3560
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Episode 50 - Episode 3561
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Episode 51 - Episode 3562
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Episode 52 - Episode 3563
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Episode 53 - Episode 3564
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Episode 54 - Episode 3565
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Episode 55 - Episode 3566
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Episode 56 - Episode 3567
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Episode 57 - Episode 3568
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Episode 58 - Episode 3569
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Episode 59 - Episode 3570
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Episode 60 - Episode 3571
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Episode 61 - Episode 3572
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Episode 62 - Episode 3573
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Episode 63 - Episode 3574
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Episode 64 - Episode 3575
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Episode 65 - Episode 3576
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Episode 66 - Episode 3577
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Episode 67 - Episode 3578
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Episode 68 - Episode 3579
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Episode 69 - Episode 3580
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Episode 70 - Episode 3581
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Episode 71 - Episode 3582
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Episode 72 - Episode 3583
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Episode 73 - Episode 3584
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Episode 74 - Episode 3585
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Episode 75 - Episode 3586
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Episode 76 - Episode 3587
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Episode 77 - Episode 3588
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Episode 78 - Episode 3589
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Episode 79 - Episode 3590
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Episode 80 - Episode 3591
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Episode 81 - Episode 3592
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Episode 82 - Episode 3593
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Episode 83 - Episode 3594
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Episode 84 - Episode 3595
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Episode 85 - Episode 3596
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Episode 86 - Episode 3597
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Episode 87 - Episode 3598
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Episode 88 - Episode 3599
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Episode 89 - Episode 3600
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Episode 90 - Episode 3601
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Episode 91 - Episode 3602
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Episode 92 - Episode 3603
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Episode 93 - Episode 3604
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Episode 94 - Episode 3605
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Episode 95 - Episode 3606
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Episode 96 - Episode 3607
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Episode 97 - Episode 3608
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Episode 98 - Episode 3609
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Episode 99 - Episode 3610
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Episode 100 - Episode 3611
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Episode 101 - Episode 3612
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Episode 102 - Episode 3613
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Episode 103 - Series 50, Grand Final
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